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Archive for the '2013 Care for the Caregiver Teleconference Series' Category

Maintaining your health and well-being is essential to
being able to care for others. On this call you’ll learn tips for overcoming
physical and emotional exhaustion while providing valuable resources to address
the challenges of caring for a loved one living with a chronic illness.

The final teleconference in the series took place on August 20. Just as
there are a wide range of abilities and disabilities among people with
MS, there are a wide range of caregiving activities. This call discussed
the array of mobility aids, tools, technology, adaptive strategies, and
environmental modifications available to help carepartners conserve
energy, simplify work, and ensure safety for everyone. Click here to download the handout (pdf).

The second teleconference in the series took place on August 13.
Providing emotional support and physical care to someone with MS is
often deeply satisfying, but it is sometimes distressing, and now and
then simply overwhelming. The strain of balancing employment,
child-rearing, increased responsibilities in the home and the on-going
care of a loved one can lead to feelings of martyrdom, anger, and guilt.
This teleconference focused on what it means to be a caregiver;
emotional, physical, mental and spiritual needs; and overall how to take
care of oneself while providing care to someone else.

The
first teleconference in the series took place on August 6. MS can test even the
best of partnerships. Husband, wife, parent, child, caregiver, support partner,
whatever you’re called, it’s inevitable that your relationship with your loved
one will be affected by MS. This call focused on what you and your carepartner
can do to help improve communication, rebuild trust, strengthen your
partnership and ultimately cope with the challenges of MS together. Click here to download the handout.